"I was looking for you!"

Today at the start of school, after having not been at school since Wednesday, one of my students told me "where have you been? I was looking for you!"

I had pictures of the Grand Canyon and told some kids about my trip, in very brief words; I said that I went on a walk in the Grand Canyon, which is basically a big hole in Arizona. One of my students said "but why did you have to walk ALL THE WAY over there? You can walk here!"

All in a Day's Work

Today one child, "Chris," told me ALL about Star Wars. I wouldn't know if he was right about ANYTHING that he said happened in the movie, but he sure had a good five minutes worth of things to tell me about R2D2, Yoda and some "life savers."

I asked one child what he was building and he said "a lighthouse." I asked him what he knew about lighthouses and he said that he had seen one on his trip to Spain. Really? You're four years old. Then he proceeded to build another building, this time, the Eiffel Tower, which he of course saw on his trip to Paris.

Lastly, I asked one child "Kaitie," where her headband was and she said she didn't know before running off, clearly not giving a damn about the headband. Another student, "Carter," however, was very concerned, telling me that "we had to sowlve a mysterwie." She and I searched and searched the playground for the mystery of the missing headband before finding it and moving on to bigger and better things. And other mysteries.

If this is all it takes...

Today, one of my kids, "Hanna," was trying to put away a box into a shelf that was just a little too high for her to do on her own. Another kid, "Milania" went to help her by picking up the other side of the box. Milania tends to be a bit of bully, and the kids in the classroom pretty much know it.

Another kid, "Theodore,"comes up and tells Milania "don't take it away from Hannah! She's trying to put it away!" I said to Theodore, "don't worry, they're working together to put the toys away." Theodore says "oh okay" and walks away.

Hanna looks at me and says "you are the best teacher ever."

Thought of the Day

What are the pros and cons of dating a drug dealer?

I got a few really cute ones that are regulars at the restaurant...

First

I live a pretty random life. I am a student teacher three days a week. I am a bartender/waitress four nights a week. I live in a fabulous newly renovated apartment in the projects in a gentrifying neighborhood. Sometimes I go to school.

I'm notorious for starting blogs and leaving them DOA. For that reason, I don't intend on making this blog all about me, my "feelings" and the comings and goings of my daily life that only further fuels my narcissism. Instead, I'll just drop anecdotes about my seemingly dual-life...

Example:

I started at my preschool yesterday. My cooperating teacher was reading a story, something totally mindless about a kitten, and one little girl raised her hand with SUCH vigor and intent. She did the whole hand-flapping-wildly-in-the-air thing. She had something to say. The teacher called on her and she said "but I know that when you go to the bathroom, you have to take off your pants."

Oh, and I served a large group of drug dealers at the restaurant. Their bill was $300 and I got left a $100 tip. That I, of course, had to share.